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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, gas supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £125.31/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 22:50.
  • Solar generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 13:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (90 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (166 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £97.22/MWh at 16:30 to £151.44/MWh at 20:00.
  • Gas made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.8813.0%Wind 5.3818.0%Gas 6.7822.7%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 2.568.6%Nuclear 3.4611.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 22.4avgTransfers 6.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 13:10
Low 20.5 · 05:00Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 22.4Transfers 6.1 GW
Net imports146GWh
In
176 Out
31
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 17%

Transfers · Thu 23 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 July 2026, Great Britain imported 176 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Jul
Imported
176GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
146GWh
Average net flow
6.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.33GWImporting

In 79.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.27GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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